UCLA Department of Philosophy
The UCLA Department of Philosophy is a constituent department of the Division of Humanities in theUCLA College of Letters and Science. From the mid-20th century, the department has been a well-known and widely respected center for the study of Analytic Philosophy, especially Mathematical Logic, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Political Philosophy and the Philosophy of Law.[1] The department has been noted for the application of logic and other formal methods to classical philosophical problems.[2]
Notable Members
- Bertrand Russell, Professor
- Rudolph Carnap, Professor
- Hans Reichenbach, Professor
- David Kellog Lewis, Professor
- Richard Montague, Professor
- Donald A. Martin, Professor, Harvard Society of Fellows
- Calvin Normore, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- David Kaplan, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Brian Copenhaver, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Tyler Burge, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Terence Parsons, Professor, American Academy of Arts and Sciences